Giampaolo Rodola' [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'll try to describe what I'm actually trying to implement so that
maybe it can help you understand a little better.
The application is an asynchronous FTP server implementation.
I decided that it would be desirable to change the current
implementation
Sorry for replying so late.
I'll try to describe what I'm actually trying to implement so that
maybe it can help you understand a little better.
The application is an asynchronous FTP server implementation.
I decided that it would be desirable to change the current
implementation so that every
Hi all.
Is there any way to su or login as a different user within a python
script? I mainly need to temporarily impersonate another user to
execute a command and then come back to the original user.
I tried to google a little bit about it but I still didn't find a
solution.
Thanks in advance.
Giampaolo Rodola' wrote:
Is there any way to su or login as a different user within a
python script? I mainly need to temporarily impersonate another
user to execute a command and then come back to the original user.
I tried to google a little bit about it but I still didn't find a
solution.
On Mar 20, 4:51 am, Giampaolo Rodola' [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all.
Is there any way to su or login as a different user within a python
script? I mainly need to temporarily impersonate another user to
execute a command and then come back to the original user.
I tried to google a little bit
Giampaolo Rodola' wrote:
I mainly need to temporarily impersonate another user to
execute a command and then come back to the original user.
If the script is run as root, you can freely impersonate other users with
the os.seteuid() and os.setegid() methods.
If the script is not run as root
Jonathan Gardner wrote:
On Mar 20, 4:51 am, Giampaolo Rodola' [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is there any way to su or login as a different user within a python
script? I mainly need to temporarily impersonate another user to
execute a command and then come back to the original user.
In the unix
On Mar 20, 9:46 am, Jonathan Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
In the unix world, this is highly discouraged. You shouldn't have to
change your user. The only user who can change roles---and who should
change roles for security reasons---is root.
IMHO this statement is a bit too broad. The
